Starting yesterday, Chicago started celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.  Hey…we need time to dye our river.  And yes — allow our livers recover.

So apparently the sweet poison of alcohol caught up with your body?  In reality, the only full-proof remedy is to drink conservatively — or not at all.  But thanks to asapSCIENCE (via Lifehacker), here are the ways to Help Handle Your Hangover:

Fatty food, carbs.  Water.  Lighter colored liquors.  More water.  Aspirin (not acetaminophen).  Eggs, banana, fruit juice breakfast.  CHECK.

Now if we didn’t always have selective amnesia every time we tip back.  — [eric] 

BONUS:  Lifehacker’s Hangover Cures:  Myth, Legend, & Fact